TIME LOSS AND INJURY CHANGES WITH MULTIDISCIPLINARY PREVENTIVE APPROACH IN FEMALE VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS

AbstractA time-loss injury definition continues to be the most widely used injury definition despite evidence that it fails to accurately capture overuse injuries. An overuse injury questionnaire, using an “all complaints” definition has been created to address the limitation of a time-loss definition. The main aim of this work was to determine the effect that injury definition and registration methodology has on the collection of knee injuries among elite level volleyball players. To reach this goal, seventy-two volleyball players were prospectively followed over 32-weeks. Time-loss injuries were captured using an individual injury report form (IIRF). Study participants completed an overuse injury questionnaire (mOIQ) via a weekly short message service (SMS). The IIRF captured 15 time-loss knee injuries in 72 study participants (20%). Based on the mOIQ, 84.7% of participants reported having a knee problem and 66.7% sustained a substantial knee problem. All IIRF knee injuries captured were also registered by the mOIQ. Agreement on the specific diagnosis occurred for 66.7% of injuries resulting in a moderate Kappa score of 0.51. In conclusion, an overuse injury questionnaire provided a greater understanding of the magnitude and burden of knee injuries in this population.

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Preseason Lower Quarter Y Balance Test Scores Are Not Associated With Time-Loss Injury in Collegiate Volleyball Players

Athletic Training & Sports Health Care ◽

10.3928/19425864-20191016-02 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Jason Brumitt ◽

Christopher Patterson ◽

Robert Dudley ◽

Eric Sorenson ◽

Jenny Garrard ◽

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Keyword(s):

Test Scores ◽

Time Loss ◽

Balance Test ◽

Volleyball Players

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Injuries among World-Class Professional Beach Volleyball Players

The American Journal of Sports Medicine ◽

10.1177/03635465030310010401 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 31 (1) ◽

pp. 119-125 ◽

Cited By ~ 113

Author(s):

Roald Bahr ◽

Jonathan C. Reeser

Keyword(s):

Team Sports ◽

Summer Season ◽

Medical Attention ◽

Overuse Injuries ◽

Low Back ◽

Time Loss ◽

Impaired Performance ◽

Acute Injuries ◽

Volleyball Players ◽

World Class

Background Very little is known about the injury characteristics of beach volleyball. Purpose To describe the incidence and pattern of injuries among professional male and female beach volleyball players. Study Design Cohort study–retrospective injury recall and prospective registration. Methods Injuries occurring over a 7.5-week interval of the summer season were retrospectively registered by interviewing 178 of the 188 participating players (95%) in the 2001 Beach Volleyball World Championships. Injuries were also cataloged prospectively during five of the tournaments held during this interval. Results Fifty-four acute injuries was recorded, of which 23 (43%) resulted in 1 or more days of missed practice or competition. The incidence of acute time-loss injuries was estimated to be 3.1 per 1000 competition hours and 0.8 per 1000 training hours. Knee (30%), ankle (17%), and finger injuries (17%) accounted for more than half of all acute time-loss injuries. In addition, 67 players reported 79 overuse injuries for which they received medical attention during the study period. The three most common overuse conditions were low back pain (19%), knee pain (12%), and shoulder problems (10%). Similar results were observed in the prospective portion of the study. Conclusions The rate of acute time-loss injuries in beach volleyball is considerably lower than that in most other team sports, but overuse injuries affecting the low back, knees, and shoulder represent a significant source of disability and impaired performance for professional beach volleyball players.

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The Incidence and Risk Factors for Injuries in Girls Volleyball: A Prospective Study of 2072 Players

Journal of Athletic Training ◽

10.4085/182-20 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Timothy A. McGuine ◽

Eric Post ◽

Kevin Biese ◽

Stephanie Kliethermes ◽

David Bell ◽

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Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

High School ◽

Injury Rate ◽

The United States ◽

Ankle Injuries ◽

Time Loss ◽

Convenience Sample ◽

Volleyball Players ◽

Rate Ratios ◽

A Prospective Study

Abstract Context: Girls high school volleyball is very popular across the United States. There is limited prospective data regarding the incidence and risk factors of time loss (TL) and non-time loss (NTL) injuries sustained in this population. Objectives: To estimate the incidence and describe the characteristics of injuries (TL and NTL) sustained in a girls' high school volleyball season. Design: Descriptive epidemiology study. Setting: Convenience sample of 78 high school interscholastic volleyball programs. Patients or Other Participants: High school volleyball players participating during the 2018 interscholastic season. Main Outcome Measures: TL and NTL injury rates, proportions, rate ratios, and with 95%CI. Results: A total of 2,072 girls enrolled in the study with 468 subjects (22.5%) sustaining 549 injuries (NTL=28.4%, TL=71.6%) for an overall injury rate of 5.31 [4.89, 5.79] per 1000 AEs. The competition injury rate was greater than the practice injury rate for all injuries (IRR: 1.19, [1.00, 1.41]) and TL injuries (IRR: 1.31, [1.07, 1.60]). Players with a previous musculoskeletal injury had a higher rate of TL than NTL injuries (IRR; 1.36 [1.12, 1.65]). Ankle injuries accounted for the greatest proportion of TL injuries (n=110, 28%), while the greatest proportion of NTL injuries occurred in the hand/fingers (n=34, 22%). Moreover, ligament sprains accounted for 40% of TL injuries (n=156), whereas muscle/tendon strains (n=79, 51%) accounted for over half of all NTL injuries. Conclusions: While the majority of injuries sustained by adolescent girls' volleyball athletes were TL in nature, nearly a third of all injuries were NTL injuries. Injury characteristics differed widely between TL and NTL injuries. Understanding the most common types and characteristics of injury among high school volleyball players is critical for the development of effective injury prevention programs.

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